Research Interests: For my thesis I am investigating differences in sense of belonging between veteran and non veteran students and whether or not belonging predicts health outcomes (Depression, Anxiety, Physical Health, PTSD, & Stress).

 

Advisor: Dr. Lori Lange

Title: Teaching kids with ASD to recognize bullying behaviors.

Wallace, B., Kazee, C., Richard, F., Mann, A., & Fisak, B. (2015). The Prevention of Child and Adolescent Anxiety: A Follow-Up Meta-Analysis. Southeastern Psychological Association.

 Research interests: Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism. Specifically dealing with bullying among elementary aged children with ASD.

Advisor: Dr. Mann

Thesis: Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: How does Risk Influence Decision-Making?

 

Araujo, B., Truelove, H.B. (2016) Adapting to Climate Change: Farmers’  

     Perceptions of Costs and Benefits.  Society for Personality & Social Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

Thesis: Prosocial Personality Characteristics and Risky Decision-Making in Adolescents and Young Adults. 

Grotuss, J., & Beard, S. J. (in press). Procedures for dealing with bullies. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science . New York, NY: Springer International Publishing.

 

Grotuss, J., & Beard, S. J. (in press). Appearance and beauty in girls. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York, NY: Springer International Publishing.

 

Garcia, A., Toglia, M. P., & Beard, S. J. (2016, May). Emotional valence and memory for thematic lists and stories: Implications for interviewing. Poster presented at Applied Cognition and the Cognitive Interview: A Conference in Honor of Dr. Ron Fisher. Florida International University, Miami, FL.

 Research Interests: Time pressure, emotionality and decision making; The influences of personality variables on risky decision making; Cognitive biases and the cognitive interview

Advisor: Dr. Dominic Guess

 Research interests: Biofeedback, stress and coping strategies, health psychology, psychophysiology, behavioral and cognitive neuroscience.

Advisor: Dr. Lori Lange

Thesis - The Dark Side of Social Media: How Recruitment Appeals by Extremist Groups Seem Acceptable

 

Alloway, T.P. & Copello, E. (2016). The Improvement of Working Memory. In Miller, H.L. (Eds.), Encyclopediaof Theory in Psychology. London: Sage. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346274.n334

 

 

Alloway, T.P., Copello, E., Loesch, M., Soares, C., Watkins, J., Miller, D., Campell, G., Tarter, A., Law, N., Soares, C., & Ray, S. (2016). Investigating the reliability and validity of the Multidimensional Emotional Empathy Scale. Measurement, 90, 438-442

Thesis: Mother – Child Planning: Microgenetic Changes in Maternal Instruction as a Function of  Task   Goals

 

Perez, S. & Gilberstadt, C. W. (2017). Mother – Child Planning: Microgenetic Changes in

Maternal Instruction as a Function of Task Goals. Poster session presentation at the SRCD 2017 Biennial meeting, Austin, Texas. 

Perez, S., & Gilberstadt. C. W. (2016). Relations among Children’s Planning, Emotional

Self- Regulation, and Maternal Emotion Socialization. Poster session presented at the Society for Research and Human Development 20^th Biennial Conference, Denver, Colorado.

 

 Research Interests: I am interested in the intersections between identity, personality, and behavior, specifically in regards to alternative sexuality and lifestyles. I am also interested in self-monitoring, sexual identity, and close relationships.

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Leone

 

Kalafatis, A. R., Hawkins, L., Leone, C., and Krusemark, D.  (2015) Ingroup/Outgroup bias or shared stereotypes: Perception of men versus women, heterosexuals versus gays/lesbians. Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (Poster).

 

Kalafatis, A. R. and Leedy, A. D. (2015) Fifty shades of rape: The ambiguity of consent. Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research & Scholarship   (winner Osprey Student Scholar award)

 Research Interests: Adolescent Development, Mood Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults

Advisor: Dr. Wolff

 Research Interest: I am interested in cognitive and neuropsychology, more specifically how learning disabilities affect memory.

Advisor: Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway

 

Thesis: Attrition Rates in Behavioral Parent Training Programs: School-based studies 

Thesis: Testing a mediation model for stereotype threat and women in STEM  

 

Mercurio, D., Brown, E., Smith, J., Allen, J., & Thoman, D. (2016). The Peer Network: Peers Communicating the Altruistic Value of Science Increases Students’ Science Motivation. Poster presented at the 28 ^th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, USA. 

 

 

Baird, N., Hoelzel, K., Mercurio, D., Vazquez, E., Molina, D., Krause, J., & Darby, R. (2016) Jealousy and Envy in the Workplace. Poster presentation at 62nd Southeastern Psychology Association Convention (SEPA), New Orleans, USA.   

 Research Interests: Behavioral parent training, applied behavior analysis, autism spectrum disorders, and developmental psychopathology.

Advisor: Dr. Angela Mann

 Research Interests: My research interests include applying human psychology to animal behavior studies. Specifically, analyzing the behavior of captive mammals in zoological institutions to improve welfare and conservation.

Advisor: Dr. Terry Maple

Research Interests: My research interests are: Peer Perceptions of ASD, Non-Suicidal self-injury, and Benefits of Service Learning in College

Advisor: Dr. Angela Mann

Thesis: Social Connectedness vs. Social Support: Which is a better predictor of health outcomes in the military student population?

 

Raley, M.J., Bueno, J.S., Lange, L.J. & Copeland, J. (2016).  Social Connectedness Trumps Social Support in Predicting Depression . Poster presented at the 28th Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

 

Research Interests: My main area of interest is in Clinical Psychology. More specifically, the factors which can cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans and the various methods which are used to alleviate this condition, and the physical, environmental and interpersonal factors influencing Drug Addiction.

Advisor: Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway

 Research Interests: School Psychology, Working with LGBTQ adolescents and teens on issues such as: generalized anxiety, social phobias, social anxiety, and depression. I am also interested in Self-Disclosure.

Advisor: Dr. Angela Mann

 Research Interests: My primary research interest is how cognitive and clinical psychology interacts with each other. More specifically, I am interested in how anxiety, OCD, trauma, and autism affect working memory and attention.

Advisor: Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway